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about iran. i think all that's very helpful. but i don't think that's the real issue. i think the real issue is that the u.s. government wanted better advice, obviously, it could get it. if it wanted a more realistic assessment, it could get it. so i think that's secondary. and my question to you is since you've had some experience in the government, what is the -- why is the government pushing this inaccurate assessment? and for me what i see is mainly that they don't want you, iran, to do nuclear enrichment for peaceful purposes. this is abrogating the npt. >> yep. >> and if they make an issue with iran, they're also making an issue with many other countries around the world in keeping a monopoly of enrichment capability. so to me, that seems the main issue in all this. i don't know if it's to you, and i'm wondering from are your experience in government, you know, what your sense is of this whole situation. >> it's a really, i think, profoundly important observation. um, you know, from our exp
about iran. i think all that's very helpful. but i don't think that's the real issue. i think the real issue is that the u.s. government wanted better advice, obviously, it could get it. if it wanted a more realistic assessment, it could get it. so i think that's secondary. and my question to you is since you've had some experience in the government, what is the -- why is the government pushing this inaccurate assessment? and for me what i see is mainly that they don't want you, iran, to do...
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we are not suggesting attacking iran. we suggest, let iran be nuclear. doing everything, this was not done yet. only in the last year, the war proposed crippling sanctions. if we had done it a decade ago, we would not have this question now. the regime is a hated regime. i held the argument, if you just sanction them, the people will rally behind the regime. never happened. the people hate the regime. 65% of them are very young and they never knew the shah, and they blame the islamic republic for the problems. tough sanctions will change the regime. not attacking iran unless it is a last resort. once again, i am not speaking on other countries. what you did in iraq was a mistake. we can serve the public. i am not recommending it yet. [applause]>> let's move onto another topic area. a little contribution from dr. henry kissinger. we caught up with him in new york last week. let's have a listen to his intervention in this debate. >> thank you. for a decade and a half, american presidents from both political parties have declared that an irani and military
we are not suggesting attacking iran. we suggest, let iran be nuclear. doing everything, this was not done yet. only in the last year, the war proposed crippling sanctions. if we had done it a decade ago, we would not have this question now. the regime is a hated regime. i held the argument, if you just sanction them, the people will rally behind the regime. never happened. the people hate the regime. 65% of them are very young and they never knew the shah, and they blame the islamic republic...
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war with iran. we have to ask you can we tolerate another major war in the middle east? this time with a country that is twice as large as iraq. it has larger land mass and its capitol city is two mountain ranges away from the nearest port facilities. will that war be effective? will it get the job done? how long will that war take? five years, 10 years, 20 years longer? how much will it cost? how many americans will die in such a war? 10,000, 15,000, more? how will such a war impact the middle east or america for that matter? do we want such a war? can we tolerate it? it seems that americans have already answered this from of the president it down, they have answered clearly and it is a no. they don't want such a war. the good news is they don't have to have it. if it becomes necessary, if the diplomatic efforts, the sanctions to stop iran were to fail we can manage a nuclear iran just as we managed china, north korea, and pakistan. thank you. [applause] >> while the debate is shaping up nicely nex
war with iran. we have to ask you can we tolerate another major war in the middle east? this time with a country that is twice as large as iraq. it has larger land mass and its capitol city is two mountain ranges away from the nearest port facilities. will that war be effective? will it get the job done? how long will that war take? five years, 10 years, 20 years longer? how much will it cost? how many americans will die in such a war? 10,000, 15,000, more? how will such a war impact the middle...
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to get other kinds of pressure on iran they will try and keep iran in a box do you think president obama pointed chuck hagel of the message to his throw that's difficult to say maybe we'll see but i'm skeptical that obama really is out to redefine the american relationship with israel and i would add to that in addition to the point that we have the appointment of john brennan at the cia who i think is someone who the israelis are just fine with. who will continue many of the covert programs of course our drone program but many of the covert programs that would be under his under his authority at the cia and that will be very much to israel's liking that will serve to undermine any attempts or any possibilities for a real are coming to terms of the islamic republic of iran there is an argument often made in washington that its fall would be a strategic victory against iran what can you say about an approach like that first of all at this point iran's most important arab ally is no longer syria it's iraq thanks in no small part to the united states iran's most important strategic ally in
to get other kinds of pressure on iran they will try and keep iran in a box do you think president obama pointed chuck hagel of the message to his throw that's difficult to say maybe we'll see but i'm skeptical that obama really is out to redefine the american relationship with israel and i would add to that in addition to the point that we have the appointment of john brennan at the cia who i think is someone who the israelis are just fine with. who will continue many of the covert programs of...
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shouldn't tense of saying since and use military action to prevent iran from further developing their nuclear program so are sanctions or military intervention really the only two options here to help me sort through the misconceptions i'm joined now by jamal abdi director of the national iranian american council thanks so much for coming on going to be here so every year we hear the same rhetoric of course you know just today i saw that article the fear about two thousand and fourteen i mean how do we know what nuclear capabilities iran really has should we trust this agency to kind of tell us what's going on what we do have inspectors inside of iran we have inspectors on the ground that's a big deal that does give us some confidence that we know what they're doing there and that's why when a lot of people say well they could build a bomb they could do this they could do that we can say you know look we have the report right here we know what they're doing we have eyes and ears on the ground that wasn't the case with iraq that's a big difference between iran and iraq but then we also
shouldn't tense of saying since and use military action to prevent iran from further developing their nuclear program so are sanctions or military intervention really the only two options here to help me sort through the misconceptions i'm joined now by jamal abdi director of the national iranian american council thanks so much for coming on going to be here so every year we hear the same rhetoric of course you know just today i saw that article the fear about two thousand and fourteen i mean...
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oh iran is always an easy scapegoat for the west iran is blamed for everything except for global warming. but the reality is that western countries are the ones responsible for creating a civil war in syria they're responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of syrians because they are on a daily basis with support of regional dictatorships and other regimes. trying to wreck their sovereignty and independence of the of the syrian state and refraining from finding a peaceful solution western countries have destroyed the infrastructure of libya and they've created what we now see him mali and of course we saw the blowback in algeria so. you know the culprits are western regimes to allow also the most despotic embattled regime such as saudi arabia to fund the extremists that are expanding across the region so there's no reason to blame iran of course iran will the syrian sovereignty and i think that the americans and israelis should take this seriously because the iranians through soft power and other means have made life very difficult for american americans and their allies in the reg
oh iran is always an easy scapegoat for the west iran is blamed for everything except for global warming. but the reality is that western countries are the ones responsible for creating a civil war in syria they're responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of syrians because they are on a daily basis with support of regional dictatorships and other regimes. trying to wreck their sovereignty and independence of the of the syrian state and refraining from finding a peaceful solution western...
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are not iran. size of population, amount of weight they have in the middle east. the reaction of iran could potentially be different. secondly, i don't know of any population that is going to side with the outsiders bombing its country. especially because this is not about democracy. we are not putting sanctions on iran for democracy and human rights. we are not bombing iran for human rights. we are bombing it and pressuring it for something that potentially the iranian people believe in, the technology, their government has told them this is for peaceful purposes and the iranians are probably about as affectionate about their program as the pakistani are about theirs. >> what about libya? >> libya is not iran. >> we bombed the population -- >> you were coming them, not for the nuclear program, you were bombing them to protect them -- >> you just said no government is attacked and the people rally on behalf -- >> no. i said -- >> i gave you an example. >> no, no. >> the pretext matters. what makes
are not iran. size of population, amount of weight they have in the middle east. the reaction of iran could potentially be different. secondly, i don't know of any population that is going to side with the outsiders bombing its country. especially because this is not about democracy. we are not putting sanctions on iran for democracy and human rights. we are not bombing iran for human rights. we are bombing it and pressuring it for something that potentially the iranian people believe in, the...
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iran does fact 2500 years. it's realizing the temples, every temple is the everlasting light to king darius. suddenly between the jewish religion, not just israel, the jewish population worldwide. i believe you put a very big t. on this. i admire everything you said, but i believe one of the worst stress push yourself, any one of us if we're ahead of what they did to iran. this is the right and affected the other repaired, is fragile in my opinion. i know iran. i know the whole royal family. i traveled with the empress. i believe everything you said is right. i want a quick question. i don't want to distribute. what about the islamic republic. what'll happen there? that's very key. they're going to give relations to israel, under the table relations. what is your opinion? >> trust is a very difficult issue. we argued in the book at the well-known antidote to trust his transparency. i think for many americans, this issue comes squarely focused on the nuclear issue today that with this lack of trust we can't poss
iran does fact 2500 years. it's realizing the temples, every temple is the everlasting light to king darius. suddenly between the jewish religion, not just israel, the jewish population worldwide. i believe you put a very big t. on this. i admire everything you said, but i believe one of the worst stress push yourself, any one of us if we're ahead of what they did to iran. this is the right and affected the other repaired, is fragile in my opinion. i know iran. i know the whole royal family. i...
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we expect talks to happen in the next few weeks but really what's going to be at stake is iran going to continue to enrich at the level that it's been enriching at which is that that twenty percent level or is the west willing to ease some of the sanctions in exchange for iran agreeing to limit some of its enrichment which should not be a problem because you know purportedly we don't like having sanctions iran doesn't you know they say they don't necessarily need this enrichment so we should be able to find a deal but because of the mistrust because of the lack of a positive relationship the lack of real serious talks we have been able to get that deal done and so we were creeping towards this you know this potential red line that netanyahu and even president obama has hinted would be the time for a military confrontation and unfortunately i mean you know nothing. more than and even chuck hagel who came out didn't even really say that much opposition to israel i mean he said something back in two thousand and six and he hasn't gone up one hundred percent against iran and people are p
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war with iran. we have to ask yourself can we tolerate another major war in the middle east? this time with a country that is twice as large as iraq. it has larger land mass and its capitol city is two mountain ranges away from the nearest port facilities. will that war be effective? will it get the job done? how long will that war take? five years, 10 years, 20 years longer? how much will it cost? how many americans will die in such a war? 10,000, 15,000, more? how will such a war impact the middle east or america for that matter? do we want such a war? can we tolerate it? it seems that americans have already answered this from of the president it down, they have answered clearly and it is a no. they don't want such a war. the good news is they don't have to have it. if it becomes necessary, if the diplomatic efforts, the sanctions to stop iran were to fail we can manage a nuclear iran just as we managed china, north korea, and pakistan. thank you. [applause] >> while the debate is shaping up nicel
war with iran. we have to ask yourself can we tolerate another major war in the middle east? this time with a country that is twice as large as iraq. it has larger land mass and its capitol city is two mountain ranges away from the nearest port facilities. will that war be effective? will it get the job done? how long will that war take? five years, 10 years, 20 years longer? how much will it cost? how many americans will die in such a war? 10,000, 15,000, more? how will such a war impact the...
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on the question of iran and the use of force, the president has said that iran's leaders should understand that president obama does not have a policy of containment. he has a policy to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, that he's made clear that he will not hesitate, in his words, to use force when necessary to defend the united states and its interests. do you agree with president obama's position that, quote, all options should be on the table, closed quote, to let iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon? >> i do, i have and i strongly agree with it. >> on iranian sanctions. president obama has said that the sanctions which have been put in place are crippling the economy of iran. i have to agree. their currency has dropped 80%. oil production has plunged. the economy is in the shamples -- shambles. do you agree with the president's views on sanctions against iran and if so how do you reconcile your position with some of your past statements that suggest that the national security of the united states is not served by isolating iran? >> well, first, i do agree and always have ag
on the question of iran and the use of force, the president has said that iran's leaders should understand that president obama does not have a policy of containment. he has a policy to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, that he's made clear that he will not hesitate, in his words, to use force when necessary to defend the united states and its interests. do you agree with president obama's position that, quote, all options should be on the table, closed quote, to let iran from...
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may be soon sanctions against iran are not talking to the general public because it was barely a single person from a population of around seventy five million who hasn't been affected. when you get i used to buy tomatoes in boxes then and kilo's now they're selling them in pieces that i met instead of one as booty. iran's all experts fell by one million barrels a day in the last year following an international embargo has taken sixty percent of the oil revenue the iranian currency lost forty percent of its value against the u.s. dollar causing twenty five percent inflation you know the highest in decades. behind this current. suffering from rising prices and a lack of food and medicine there were signs the measure is a range at making iran to give up its nuclear program which may or may not be aiming to produce weapons there isn't is the government that we have here they don't like the government they haven't liked the government for the last thirty some years and because of israeli pressures they do want to see the end of the government and having the sanctions to pressure the public
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would take against iran. >> yeah, he's going to say the right things on iran. there is the needer here but it is worth paying attention to the fact that hagel will have a lot of control over the pentagon budget, much more than he will in big decisions about what we're going to do with iran. those decisions made by the president, his national security staff. hagel will get a voice in that. but hagel is really going to have a lot of voice in shaping what the pentagon is going forward, so i think in a lot of ways his nomination could be more important in that way. the other thing is bob woodward wrote a piece in "the washington post" in which he quotes hagel saying to the president several years ago that he thinks the pentagon has had too much power in recent decades in dictating policy, that the president should take more control. i think hagel probably is going to bring that idea into the pentagon. he's going to leave these big policy decisions to the president. he'll give advice, but the big questions of when we go to war or how we go to are war won't necessari
would take against iran. >> yeah, he's going to say the right things on iran. there is the needer here but it is worth paying attention to the fact that hagel will have a lot of control over the pentagon budget, much more than he will in big decisions about what we're going to do with iran. those decisions made by the president, his national security staff. hagel will get a voice in that. but hagel is really going to have a lot of voice in shaping what the pentagon is going forward, so i...
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war with iran. we have to ask you can we tolerate another major war in the middle east? this time with a country that is twice as large as iraq. it has larger land mass and its capitol city is two mountain ranges away from the nearest port facilities. will that war be effective? will it get the job done? how long will that war take? five years, 10 years, 20 years longer? how much will it cost? how many americans will die in such a war? 10,000, 15,000, more? how will such a war impact the middle east or america for that matter? do we want such a war? can we tolerate it? it seems that americans have already answered this from of the president it down, they have answered clearly and it is a no. they don't want such a war. the good news is they don't have to have it. if it becomes necessary, if the diplomatic efforts, the sanctions to stop iran were to fail we can manage a nuclear iran just as we managed china, north korea, and pakistan. thank you. [applause] >> while the debate is shaping up nicely nex
war with iran. we have to ask you can we tolerate another major war in the middle east? this time with a country that is twice as large as iraq. it has larger land mass and its capitol city is two mountain ranges away from the nearest port facilities. will that war be effective? will it get the job done? how long will that war take? five years, 10 years, 20 years longer? how much will it cost? how many americans will die in such a war? 10,000, 15,000, more? how will such a war impact the middle...
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well the iran is always an easy scapegoat for the west iran is blamed for everything except for global warming. but the reality is that western countries are the ones responsible for creating a civil war in syria they're responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of syrians because they are on a daily basis with support of regional dictatorships and other regimes. trying to wreck the sovereignty and independence of the of the syrian state and refraining from finding a peaceful solution western countries have destroyed the infrastructure of libya and they have created the what we now see in mali and of course we saw the blowback in algeria so. you know the culprits are western regimes to allow also the most despotic embattled regimes such as saudi arabia to fund the extremists that are expanding across the region so there's no reason to blame iran of course iran will the syrian sovereignty and i think that the americans and israelis should take this seriously because the iranians through soft power and other means have made life very difficult for american americans and their allie
well the iran is always an easy scapegoat for the west iran is blamed for everything except for global warming. but the reality is that western countries are the ones responsible for creating a civil war in syria they're responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of syrians because they are on a daily basis with support of regional dictatorships and other regimes. trying to wreck the sovereignty and independence of the of the syrian state and refraining from finding a peaceful solution...
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iran or whatever stressed a deal is only possible if its right to peaceful nuclear energy is respected reiterating it's not seeking atomic weapons as the west fears as an option a found out they have a burden of sanctions imposed on the country seems to be having the opposite effect to what's actually intended. the u.s. may be selling sanctions against iran are not talking to the general public but there was barely a single person from the population of around seventy five million who hasn't been affected. by the new good effect i guess i used to buy tomatoes and box of them in kilo's now they're selling them in pieces instead of one as good teacher. iran's oil expertise fell by one million barrels a day in the last year following international embargoes taken sixty percent of the oil revenue the iranian currency lost forty percent of its value against the us dollar causing twenty five percent inflation in october the highest in decades. behind this current. suffering from rising prices and a lack of food and medicine the west sides the measures a range at making iran give up its nucle
iran or whatever stressed a deal is only possible if its right to peaceful nuclear energy is respected reiterating it's not seeking atomic weapons as the west fears as an option a found out they have a burden of sanctions imposed on the country seems to be having the opposite effect to what's actually intended. the u.s. may be selling sanctions against iran are not talking to the general public but there was barely a single person from the population of around seventy five million who hasn't...
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>> i actually do think it is about iran, iran. after the dream team of hillary, panetta and pell tray you -- petraeus, the senate will have to scrutinize the records of all three of these gentlemen. for senator hagel his record on iran has been puzzling. he refused tos designate the iranian revolutionary guard core as a. obama administration is using to put pressure on iran and the senate will ask some tough questions why he refused to sign a letter to the european union calling for the designation of hezbollah as a terrorist organization when actually john brennan spent the past two years relentlessly trying to convince the e.u. to designate hezbollah as a global terrorist organization. this will be some interesting hearings and i think the senate will ask some pretty tough questions. jenna: to generalize that that that is interesting because it is about being able to name who our enmy -- enemies are in a broad context. general scales, senator kerry and senator hagel, both vets and supporters of the military and critics of the mi
>> i actually do think it is about iran, iran. after the dream team of hillary, panetta and pell tray you -- petraeus, the senate will have to scrutinize the records of all three of these gentlemen. for senator hagel his record on iran has been puzzling. he refused tos designate the iranian revolutionary guard core as a. obama administration is using to put pressure on iran and the senate will ask some tough questions why he refused to sign a letter to the european union calling for the...
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isn't she was me you know hello and welcome to the bar round the atomic agency experts are back in iran for the second time in a little more than a month with tehran hopeful for clear progress this time iran how us trust a deal is only possible if it's a right to peaceful nuclear energy is respected retracing its not seeking atomic weapons which is feared by the west and along with its mutual distrust hampers a solution the more sanctions are piled on the country but as maria for a notion of found they often only how the opposite effect to what was intended. the u.s. maybe serious sanctions against iran are not targeted at the general public but there was barely a single person from the population of around seventy five million who hasn't been to. i used to buy tomatoes and boxes then and kilos now they're selling them in pieces. as. iran's oil expertise fell by one million barrels a day in the last year following an international embargo has taken sixty percent of the oil revenue the iranian currency lost forty percent of its value against the us dollar causing twenty five percent infl
isn't she was me you know hello and welcome to the bar round the atomic agency experts are back in iran for the second time in a little more than a month with tehran hopeful for clear progress this time iran how us trust a deal is only possible if it's a right to peaceful nuclear energy is respected retracing its not seeking atomic weapons which is feared by the west and along with its mutual distrust hampers a solution the more sanctions are piled on the country but as maria for a notion of...
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an eight years sentence in one of iran's most brutal prisons. abedini born in iran, but has american citizenship was doing work with an orphanage, according to the group trying to get his release. he had a warning because of his work with christian houses in iran and the lcj has been representing the family and the pastor recently sent a disturbing letter from jail. >> first, that they pass out pain medication toss prisoners there every day and second they won't give that to them because the nurse for the hospital for national security criminals, says he's the not clean, and there's a caste system. >> his wife says, with today's development i am devastated for my husband and my family, we must now pursue every effort, turn every rock and not stop until saeed is safely on american soil. the white house and state department have publicly condemned the treatment of pastor abedini and following the sentencing today, national security council says we're deeply disappointed that he's been sentence today eight years in prison in iran on a charge relate
an eight years sentence in one of iran's most brutal prisons. abedini born in iran, but has american citizenship was doing work with an orphanage, according to the group trying to get his release. he had a warning because of his work with christian houses in iran and the lcj has been representing the family and the pastor recently sent a disturbing letter from jail. >> first, that they pass out pain medication toss prisoners there every day and second they won't give that to them because...
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iran, period. thanks very much. >> thanks for having me. >> more iran. they put a monkey in space. also my interview with collin powell. miller wants to talk about those things and we will let him next. find their own adventure... ♪ sometimes the best road trip moments happen outside of the car. in nebraska, outdoor fun and adventure beckon from every corner. so get out and explore it all together. then when you get home, you can relive the memories with family and friends. whether you tweet it, update it, or pin it, share the road trip. ♪ woo-hoo! everybody's gotta find their own adventure... ♪ order your free copy of the nebraska travel guide today. >> bill: thanks for staying with us, i'm bill in the miller time segment tonight. let's get to the sage of southern california who joins us now from santa barbara. so my interview with collin powell last night. loss of people watched it posted on bill o'reilly.com and foxnews.com. in case you missed it, you can check it out there. what did you t
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syria pledges to retaliate while its close ally iran no one's all die of consequences after israel launches a bombing raid on a target near damascus also. i took a strong stance and a very public one and that's what got me into trouble to expose america's torture program and got thirty months for doing so coming up a decorated cia veteran who turned against the agency tells of his predicament on our. unique footage surfaces of allege atrocities committed by mali and troops in towns freshly taken from the slum as this as from both in civilian casualties remain hard to obtain and france plans full military handover local troops. and the british prime minister david cameron defies warnings of an eminent reggie u.k. interests and travels to libya where he has pledged to help train the country's stretch security forces. it's just gone apostle one am here in the moscow you're alive with us long archie with me to bomb with say syria takes. it may take action against israel after its fighter jets reportedly violated serious of soviet t. and bombed a military research complex close to damascus meanw
syria pledges to retaliate while its close ally iran no one's all die of consequences after israel launches a bombing raid on a target near damascus also. i took a strong stance and a very public one and that's what got me into trouble to expose america's torture program and got thirty months for doing so coming up a decorated cia veteran who turned against the agency tells of his predicament on our. unique footage surfaces of allege atrocities committed by mali and troops in towns freshly...
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and iran hosts a team of u.n. autonomy experts hoping to make progress in nuclear. western sanctions shake the country's economy but not see its people's result. international news and comment online on screen around the world this is r.t. scotland may soon get a boost in its push for independence the house of lords is debating providing edinburgh with the powers necessary to hold a referendum on a breakaway and peace at westminster have already unanimously approved the move the scottish government wants to hold the referendum in the autumn of twenty fourteen this mirrors the strong push for independence within the u.k. itself where many feel a country should part ways with the e.u. party's party boyko has more. well the pressure is really piling on the british prime minister david cameron because he's set to give a speech on friday where he wants to talk about renegotiating britain's role within the european union and that's a very difficult situation for him because there's a lot of euro skeptic m.p.'s who are piling on the pressure saying that you know the status
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intervention in iran and certainly if you're against israeli military intervention in iran, as i think you are, peter, you couldn't possibly send a worst signal than to appoint chuck hagel as your defense secretary. you know, "new york times" has a profile of shimon perez that was done back in july of last year before the election. it's about how the president of israel largely symbolic position, adamantly opposed an israeli strike because he said, i guarantee you, if it comes to it, the americans are going to do it. so, a lot of the israeli calculation back in september and october when they were thinking about a strike was, no, let's hold off because we have some confidence that the obama administration, if it comes to it, we'll do it. if it's necessary. a lot of the people who supported president obama said, "mark my words. he is a man of his word, he does this quite seriously." then he turns around and appoints perhaps the most prominent skeptic of any kind of military intervention in iran as his defense secretary. if you're sitting in israel, you're wondering just how reliable is
intervention in iran and certainly if you're against israeli military intervention in iran, as i think you are, peter, you couldn't possibly send a worst signal than to appoint chuck hagel as your defense secretary. you know, "new york times" has a profile of shimon perez that was done back in july of last year before the election. it's about how the president of israel largely symbolic position, adamantly opposed an israeli strike because he said, i guarantee you, if it comes to it,...
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and the people stood up against that in iran there was it when eric e. rule of shan shah the people stood up against that or dystonic is bit different there is no one else to me that i'm an addict nor a military dictatorship here is electoral authority an authority in unison electoral dictatorship yes democracy and political process as well as the term is concerned does exist there are political parties and the men who cleared the elections to come back in the parliament after seventy five years but does the true democracy does not exist in decided neither in political field nor in social field nor in economic field or democracy the people are not in fact participating in the real process of democracy. they're not getting the job they're not getting the rule of law they're not getting the. protection of their life there is no production of their wealth and business. is targeted killings that people are being kidnapped you know there are for last four days one hundred twenty five dead bodies were sitting there we don't bloody you know chief minister was t
and the people stood up against that in iran there was it when eric e. rule of shan shah the people stood up against that or dystonic is bit different there is no one else to me that i'm an addict nor a military dictatorship here is electoral authority an authority in unison electoral dictatorship yes democracy and political process as well as the term is concerned does exist there are political parties and the men who cleared the elections to come back in the parliament after seventy five...
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another the un's atomic agency experts are back in iran for the second time in a little more than one month tehran hopes this visit will bring clear progress but stresses a deal is only possible if its rights for peaceful nuclear energy are respected the west continues to fear that iran is seeking atomic weapons and continues to pile sanctions on the country and his arteries where if a national found out they often have the opposite effect to what was originally intended. the u.s. may be serious sanctions against iran are not targeted at the general public but there is barely a single person from the population of around seventy five million who hasn't been there. i used to buy two meters and boxes then and now they're selling them in pieces. iran's all experts fell by one million barrels a day in the last year following international embargoes taken sixty percent of the oil revenue the iranian currency lost forty percent of its value against the us dollar causing twenty five percent inflation in october the highest in decades. behind these. are suffering from rising prices and a lack
another the un's atomic agency experts are back in iran for the second time in a little more than one month tehran hopes this visit will bring clear progress but stresses a deal is only possible if its rights for peaceful nuclear energy are respected the west continues to fear that iran is seeking atomic weapons and continues to pile sanctions on the country and his arteries where if a national found out they often have the opposite effect to what was originally intended. the u.s. may be...
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very moderate and soft in his characterizations of iran. that is a consistent pattern in his career. he now is in a position of saying don't worry about all of that. i didn't really mean it. so the defense of chuck hagel after this hearing has to be something like chuck hagel for secretary of defense, he is not a man of conviction. >> bret: charles? >> his problem isn't the paper trail. the problem is a demonstrated, incredibly remarkable lack of confidence. the two lines of attack up until today were ideological, the content of what he has been saying over the years is the main stream way out there, to the left of obama. as mccain pointed out. he got the surge wrong. the first line is on the content. he has been denying the sense of essence of a dozen statement and idea in the past. >> bret: from the left and the right. on the gay issue, climate change -- >> he has seen the light on dozen issues. challenged in congress. what happened today was shocking, because it showed an astonishing lack of competence. he was wobbly, weak. fumbling. as
very moderate and soft in his characterizations of iran. that is a consistent pattern in his career. he now is in a position of saying don't worry about all of that. i didn't really mean it. so the defense of chuck hagel after this hearing has to be something like chuck hagel for secretary of defense, he is not a man of conviction. >> bret: charles? >> his problem isn't the paper trail. the problem is a demonstrated, incredibly remarkable lack of confidence. the two lines of attack...
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going to continue building jewish settlements on palestinian land and pressuring iran over its nuclear energy program. and the rise of foreign investment and national competition. with worldwide thank you for joining us today. has been promised a referendum on the e.u. although it's subject to prime minister david cameron's political fortunes in the next election finally delivering his long awaited speech prime minister to win a special deal for the u.k. from brussels while blasting the blocks nothing out diversity. in london to bring us up to date on this. really did come through with this whole referendum idea than. he did he really raised the stakes today and that is because as you said he did pledge to hold a referendum on whether britain should be able to leave the e.u. if the conservatives win the next general election in twenty fifteen and then he went on to warn that it was likely that britain could head for the exit if he was unable to renegotiate britain's terms of membership with brussels what it effectively he wants is that brussels hands more power back to westminster so t
going to continue building jewish settlements on palestinian land and pressuring iran over its nuclear energy program. and the rise of foreign investment and national competition. with worldwide thank you for joining us today. has been promised a referendum on the e.u. although it's subject to prime minister david cameron's political fortunes in the next election finally delivering his long awaited speech prime minister to win a special deal for the u.k. from brussels while blasting the blocks...
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you and inspectors are into iran for a fresh round of nuclear talks with the radios hopeful progress sanctions always atomic program are increasingly hatching the people but failing to turn them against the regime. of saddam blunders into turmoil as an hour rest warrant for the country's prime minister spock speculation of a crew and a conspiracy i mean has a demanding the whole government steps down. also france is looking to boost the number of its troops of fighting in mali with reports many of these soldiers they are up against and may have been trained by u.s. counterterrorism agents. measures which only bring misery to greek opposition remains untouched by german austerity pressure after a failed attempt to build bridges between the two. years when russia under on the wall this is all see was me hello and welcome to the program the un's atomic energy expo iran for the second time in a little more than a month with taiwan hopeful for progress this time and one how i was trust a deal is only possible if its right to peaceful nuclear energy is respected rage a raging it's not seek
you and inspectors are into iran for a fresh round of nuclear talks with the radios hopeful progress sanctions always atomic program are increasingly hatching the people but failing to turn them against the regime. of saddam blunders into turmoil as an hour rest warrant for the country's prime minister spock speculation of a crew and a conspiracy i mean has a demanding the whole government steps down. also france is looking to boost the number of its troops of fighting in mali with reports many...
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he voted against legal voted against labeling iran's revolutionary guard a terrorist group and while president obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear iran eagle says military action is not a viable reasonable responsible option president obama or secretary of defense chuck hagel is not responsible option. that ad was sponsored by the emergency committee for israel so what that truck a will do to deserve that as a u.s. senator chuck hagel has been critical of israel's policies he's been critical of the israeli lobby in washington here's what he said the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here i've always argued against some of the dumb things they do because i don't think it's in the interest of israel i just don't think it's smart for israel and of quote among other things chuck hagel there to say that u.s. interests should trump israeli interests if they conflict he supported direct negotiations with iran and unlike many other politicians here in washington who keep repeating the all options on the table mantra but the
he voted against legal voted against labeling iran's revolutionary guard a terrorist group and while president obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear iran eagle says military action is not a viable reasonable responsible option president obama or secretary of defense chuck hagel is not responsible option. that ad was sponsored by the emergency committee for israel so what that truck a will do to deserve that as a u.s. senator chuck hagel has been critical of israel's...
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if it is everybody against a russia and iran specifically, is iran winning? >> i think they very much want to keep assad in power. i think they are prepared to see this conflict go on for as long as it takes. this is part of their campaign in the middle east. i think folks in the west and in the arab world people see assad's fall as something that could hurt iran very substantially and one asks in that case why hasn't the obama administration done more to help achieve that? i think the answer is because the obama administration is still desperate to find a way to negotiate with iran over the nuclear weapons program. i know if we were to get involved in the conflict against sa assad there would be no way the iranians would negotiate. >> what can the administration do? >> i don't think there's much they can do as long as they are not willing to take on russia and iran. the reset button has worked out well as we can see here. the administration is hosted by fat tar. >> good to see you. seems our fighting with continue with assad in place. >>> eric, thanks. there
if it is everybody against a russia and iran specifically, is iran winning? >> i think they very much want to keep assad in power. i think they are prepared to see this conflict go on for as long as it takes. this is part of their campaign in the middle east. i think folks in the west and in the arab world people see assad's fall as something that could hurt iran very substantially and one asks in that case why hasn't the obama administration done more to help achieve that? i think the...
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teheran iran. or from iran now to pakistan where the political crisis deepens with ongoing street protests on confusion over a recent court order to arrest the country's prime minister an old corruption charges officials call the development a soft coup with some accusing the judiciary and the military of a conspiracy to force out civilian leadership the supreme court decision gave a boost to the thousand strong protests in islamabad which has run into its third day and ultimately paralyzed the capital the demonstrators are led by a pakistani canadian muslim cleric who promised a revolution if the whole government does not step down and the protesters are really seen bloody clashes with police and more violence is feared as the chaos in the country intensifies artie's correspondent is in islamabad. we are standing here in a very crucial point actually it is called the flame us to square on the local language where. dr qadri and his fourth testers are gathered and demanded the government to step dow
teheran iran. or from iran now to pakistan where the political crisis deepens with ongoing street protests on confusion over a recent court order to arrest the country's prime minister an old corruption charges officials call the development a soft coup with some accusing the judiciary and the military of a conspiracy to force out civilian leadership the supreme court decision gave a boost to the thousand strong protests in islamabad which has run into its third day and ultimately paralyzed the...
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image has also been damaged one recent poll shows iran talks the least as the country with the most negative image populous to a times include doesn't war and really just fanatics. in britain and many outlets in the united states want to create an image of a villain from not only the you don't in government but also the iranian people iran has been under sanctions for decades but it's only following the latest round the country's economy has been visibly shaken and even if some people here the wrong way now think it's down to the authorities mismanagement the majority still hold the u.s. and western responsible this painting behind me has been here for years and as the supreme just quoted here suggests well look with america even for a moment the tension it's represents will most likely remain here for some time to calm rational should not be tougher on iran. shortly for you here in r.t.r. exclusive interview with the pakistani muslim cleric to hear condrey and the man the man i should say behind the protest movement in pakistan who managed to talk the government into dissolving ear
image has also been damaged one recent poll shows iran talks the least as the country with the most negative image populous to a times include doesn't war and really just fanatics. in britain and many outlets in the united states want to create an image of a villain from not only the you don't in government but also the iranian people iran has been under sanctions for decades but it's only following the latest round the country's economy has been visibly shaken and even if some people here the...
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go has said in terms of iran does this prove them wrong. i think that angle has never been outside the box he has not been one of those inside washington calling for escalation against iran in fact he came out against unilateral sanctions in favor of diplomacy officially that is president obama's position as well there are enormous pressures coming from pro israel lobbies coming from the neo conservative forces in the tanks and in the media calling for broader escalation for war against iran he has resisted that and i don't think the fact that he said. the magic words if you will during his testimony today is a shift i think just stands on the side of those insiders those washington insiders who are less so eager to go to war that doesn't mean there is no chance it just means that it's a very unlikely possibility that the table in such a lightning rod came under so much attack before he was even officially nominee and yet president obama stuck with him and said yes we are going to recreate you know two to keep him as our as our candidate we
go has said in terms of iran does this prove them wrong. i think that angle has never been outside the box he has not been one of those inside washington calling for escalation against iran in fact he came out against unilateral sanctions in favor of diplomacy officially that is president obama's position as well there are enormous pressures coming from pro israel lobbies coming from the neo conservative forces in the tanks and in the media calling for broader escalation for war against iran he...
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against iran at least takes it off the table in the short run. i think that that is the case i think there's no support for for an adventure by the american people i don't think we can afford it and i think they're actually both of those appointments represent what happens in the long run you know you have to for crystal ball for the. thank you call her in and thanks for that contracting editor from foreign policy in focus thank you. the u.n. human rights council has released a report saying israel must move all settlers out of palestinian territories the paper says the settlements are a violation of human rights destroying palestinians property and crops and driving them off their land but israel has refused to cooperate with the investigation calling the report biased and counterproductive to peace efforts and the rights activist and blogger growing my own says vivid is eroding its own credibility israel has been complaining for many years that it's being singled out by various un organs. the human rights council one of the things it was formed
against iran at least takes it off the table in the short run. i think that that is the case i think there's no support for for an adventure by the american people i don't think we can afford it and i think they're actually both of those appointments represent what happens in the long run you know you have to for crystal ball for the. thank you call her in and thanks for that contracting editor from foreign policy in focus thank you. the u.n. human rights council has released a report saying...
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is iran playing a role in that. >> iran's chief defender at the u.n. security council has been russia. part of that is russia's desire to poke its finger in our eye and prevent what it considers any extension of u.s. security interests. but the u.n. is essentially useless in things like this. there is a long track record and nothing in that record of the u.n. really being a force for peace. i mean, what it's going to take in sirria, the coalition of the willing. the u.s. has to be involved. we have tried this leading from behind. it just doesn't really work. other countries have thought of stepping up. turkey has played a very noteworthy role in going against assad. but we need to get arms in there for the good guys because the bad guys are getting them. >> jamie: be specific. what does the u.s. need to do? it seems to always fall on our shoulders, but in this case, we have to protect ourselves from iran. >> i think so. it is not just defending israel, but defending u.s. interests, iran has us in the crosshairs, they tried to hatch an assassination plo
is iran playing a role in that. >> iran's chief defender at the u.n. security council has been russia. part of that is russia's desire to poke its finger in our eye and prevent what it considers any extension of u.s. security interests. but the u.n. is essentially useless in things like this. there is a long track record and nothing in that record of the u.n. really being a force for peace. i mean, what it's going to take in sirria, the coalition of the willing. the u.s. has to be...
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iran, period. thanks very much. >> thanks for having me. >> more iran. they put a monkey in space. also my interview with collin powell. miller wants to talk about those things and we will let him next. [ male announcer ] how can power conmption in china, impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. twe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you
iran, period. thanks very much. >> thanks for having me. >> more iran. they put a monkey in space. also my interview with collin powell. miller wants to talk about those things and we will let him next. [ male announcer ] how can power conmption in china, impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our...
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i'm totally against the war in iran. that scares me. it seems to me that he's indicating that we're ready to go. >> well, you know, no country has a higher stake and a diplomatic solution than israel. we are our skin in the game and we'll be impacted in a significant way if there is war. for 15 years we've indicated a clear path. pressure economic pressure, pressure to stop iran in the program. they've taken a huge bite out of the iranian economy but their nuclear program is accelerating. by spring our prime minister said come spring, come summer by the united nations they will have enough rich uranium for a bomb. they'll take it, go under ground-- >> this spring. >> this spring. >> cenk: discuss israel have an agreement to act by spring. >> we are close in communication with the administration to figure out when it will be too late to stop iran. we believe crippling sanctions together with the military threat that sends to iran a simple thing. you will not have that bomb no matter what you do. right now they think that they're paying a
i'm totally against the war in iran. that scares me. it seems to me that he's indicating that we're ready to go. >> well, you know, no country has a higher stake and a diplomatic solution than israel. we are our skin in the game and we'll be impacted in a significant way if there is war. for 15 years we've indicated a clear path. pressure economic pressure, pressure to stop iran in the program. they've taken a huge bite out of the iranian economy but their nuclear program is accelerating....